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Renew - Forecast upgrade after telecoms acquisition

May 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • RNWH
  • Price:
  • 240p
Renew has acquired Clarke Telecom, an engineering services business focused on wireless telecoms infrastructure. The £17m consideration represents 7.4x operating profit so is significantly eps enhancing. Clarke focuses on wireless telecoms infrastructure delivery and offers electrical, mechanical and civil engineering services (through site acquisition, design, construction and installation for clients). It has relationships with all of the UK's cellular network operators and most of the work is under long-term frameworks. Clarke also has a 7% operating margin against the 4.7% that Renew achieves in its engineering services side. For the year to end September, Numis lifts its eps forecast by 7% to 17.9p and by 16% to 21.5p next ye ...

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